ServisFirst Bank · Tennessee · 2025

ServisFirst Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

ServisFirst Bank took 185 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #228 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.7% of them and denied 3.2% (3.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

185Applicationsin TN
3.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.62%
$385,000Median loanstate $225,000
$93MVolume24 counties

ServisFirst Bank in Tennessee vs the state

3.2%Denial rate-13.90 pts vs state
3.8%Decision denial rate-17.93 pts vs state
82.7%Origination rate+24.62 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$156kMedian applicant income
153Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202349362.0%7.75%#393
20241811512.2%6.99%#220
20251851533.2%6.75%#228

What ServisFirst Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 106 57% · 1.9% denied
Refinance 27 15% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 4% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 27 15% · 7.4% denied
Other / HELOC 17 9% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 171 92% · 3.5% denied
FHA 12 6% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 33%
Employment history 1 17%
Other 1 17%
Credit history 1 17%
Collateral 1 17%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most ServisFirst Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 68522 2.9%
Williamson County 38311 2.6%
Shelby County 17161 5.9%
Wilson County 1071 10.0%
Rutherford County 870 0.0%
Montgomery County 650 0.0%
Maury County 650 0.0%
Knox County 440 0.0%
Sumner County 430 0.0%
Marshall County 330 0.0%

Other large lenders in Tennessee

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,50317.3%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 12,45810.9%6.12%
Regions BankC 11,24736.5%4.99%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 9,64935.8%8.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 6,56817.3%6.25%
FirstBankC 5,67714.5%6.88%
CMG MortgageA 5,6432.9%6.50%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4938.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,33111.2%6.00%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 185 applications in 2025, of which 153 were originated and 6 denied.

3.2% of all applications, or 3.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans ServisFirst Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are ServisFirst Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Tennessee, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology